Tallaght 2000 1985

Society

Providing long promised infrastructure for Tallaght will be a boost to the area and create much needed employment.

Once a village on the outskirts of Dublin, the population of Tallaght has grown from 6,500 in 1975 to 65,000 a decade later. The newly founded Tallaght Chamber of Commerce is optimistic for the next decade. Recently, they held the 'Tallaght 2000: Planning and People' seminar at the Burlington Hotel where planners, representatives from the Department of Health, Education and Justice spoke.

President of Tallaght Chamber of Commerce Kevin Molloy thinks the area has much to offer. However, too much housing was built before the essential infrastructure was in place. From listening to speakers at the seminar, Tallaght is now more than two-thirds complete with Tallaght Hospital, Garda Station, Regional Technical College (RTC) at advanced planning stages. He is hopeful for how Tallaght will develop in the next 10-15 years.

There is a lot of infrastructure on the way.

Chief Superintendent Theo O'Reilly is aware that Tallght has a problem with vandalism, which can lead to more serious criminal activities. This is not helped by high unemployment in the area. An Garda Síochána works with local community groups to help young people develop a pride in their community. He thinks the new town centre will help in this endeavour,

It will help create the feeling that people live in a new town and after all, if Tallaght wasn't on the outskirts of Dublin, it would be one of the major cities in Ireland.

Assistant City and County Manager George Redmond outlines the planned developments for the area as well as those already completed. Colm Kennedy of An Chomhairle Oiliúna (AnCo), Training Advisory Service, is confident the State's investment in infrastructure and facilities will lead to industrial development in Tallaght.